Last year, I had 10 copies of Cold City with me due to shipping issues. They all sold and, at a push, I think that we could have reasonably shifted another 5.

Best Friends was the runaway success, with over 20 copies sold (great game, attractive visuals, very attractive price point, Gregors demoing).

I think that the 'standard' sales number was around 10 copies. Others may wish to step in with more accurate figures (there must be a thread around here somewhere!). So, I'd bring at least 10 copies of your game(s).

Cheers
Malc

Contested Ground Studios

I couldn't find any sales figures for all the booth last year, but I'd agree with Malcolm.

A book is likely to sell of the order of 4 or 5, with 10 being a good number.

Demos help and if you happen to catch the Dragonmeet Zeitgeist then you'll sell more.

You might also find retailers interested in carrying your books too. Typically we've given them 40% off the cover price.

Did that shift any more copies? Just interested.

Graham

...some nice chap ran a Best Friends game for me and I sold over 30 copies of the game (including the ones on CDs) and ran out of pink Friendchips...

So, yeah, a game of it will (hopefully) convince the players that they should pick this game up before they leave the convention. They often talk to their friends as well...

You're looking at the stall and you think "Best Friends, I've seen that". And, actually, you've seen it because it's on the sign-up sheet.

Perhaps I'm overestimating that. But I do think it's true that if, say, you see Cold City being run a lot, you eventually think "Cold City. I've heard of that."

Graham

I don't want to come across as the bad guy here - especially not to poor old Angus who's been swamped and ill - but does the dearth of promotion/information for Dragonmeet one week before the event make any difference to our plans?

I tend to treat it mainly as an opportunity for networking with other people in the "industry", so from that point of view it probably doesn't make much difference. I just hope there are enough regular punters out there who'll turn up on the basis of knowing the date alone.

Logistics-wise, I'm thinking I probably won't stay over after all. Especially having seen that travel is probably going to cost £50! (I guess the clever money was on buying tickets a few weeks ago. Huh.)

Tim Gray
Silver Branch Games
www.silverbranch.co.uk

Having physical presence as well as text definitely helps awareness. Every little helps. People are just generally more willing to buy things they've heard of. Its Marketting Law.

Buzz helps. Actually running a game works. I've seen countless times people play games and then buy them immediately. My games resulted in about half a dozen Savage Worlds sales at Furnace. I should get shares.

All that's from a punters point of view, obviously, but, getting brand recognition and actual play done will sell your games (assuming they're some use and not pantaloons!) in my experience.

If I ever get my act together I'll get t-shirts. Seriously.

Gaz

...is that this year's Dragonmeet has been advertised and promoted as much as it is every year. Fortunately for Dragonmeet it has now stuck itself into the gaming calendar and the minds of gamers, and so I expect the usual people to turn up as they do every year.

I was hoping for a better year of prep. than the last few, but it wasn't to be for various, understandable reasons.

I do hope that all our stuff is taken care of, though. I will be livid if the preparation, and payment, that we have put into the con has been wasted.

We'll see what the score is next week. I still think if they get word aorund in the last week before the con then they can get more people to turn up.

I think people will come.

Besides, they're all geeks, so what else will they have to do at the weekend?

Graham

I'd pull the plug on the European WoW servers just to be sure.

;-)

On further reflection, I *am* staying over - on both Fri and Sat in a B&B. My enjoyment of DM has been curtailed before by travelling down early Sat and missing evening stuff, so I'm blowing some holiday pay on trying it this way instead.

Tim Gray
Silver Branch Games
www.silverbranch.co.uk